Stove-griddle lifter



(No Model.) J; E. GAITLEY.

STOVE GRIDDLE LIFTER.

No. 588,819. Patented Aug. 24,1897.

UNITED STATES- PATENT FFICE.

JOHN E. GAITLEY, OF TROY, NElV YORK.

STOVE-G RIDDLE LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,819, dated. August24, 1897.

Application filed March 28, 1896. Serial No. 585,206. (N0 m l-l To allwhom, it ntay concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOHN E. GAITLEY, of the city of Troy, county ofRensselaer, State of New York, have invent-ed new and usefulImprovements in Stove- Griddle Lifters, of which the following is aspecification.

. Myinvention relates toimprovernents upon that class of devices whichare term ed stovelifters,.and which are provided with a grasping-handleat one end, a foot at the other end adapted to engage with a recessformed in the griddle covering the pot-holes in the tops of stoves andranges, and by which said griddles may be lifted or put in place; andthe object of my improvements upon this class of devices is to adaptthem to be used in connection with griddles having differing-sizedlifting-recesses.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there is a sheetof drawings containing two figures illustrating my invention, with thesame designation of parts by letter reference used in all of them.

Of the illustrations, Figure 1 is a perspective of my improvedgriddle-lifter shown as entered within a griddle-lifting recess and in aposition to grasp the griddle so that it can be raised from out orreturned to the pothole of a stove or range. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof my improved lifter shown as applied to lift a griddle, with thelatter shown in diametrical section.

The several parts of the device thus illustrated are designated byletter reference, and the function of the parts is described as follows.

The letter S designates the lifter-shank,-

which in this instance is shown as provided with an encircling coilhandle made of wire, which is arranged to encircle the shank between theshoulder h and the ring R on its outer end.

The letter L designates the leg of the lifter, which is provided withthe foot F, having the slot 1". This foot at its toe end T is made totaper, so as to adapt it to enter differing-sized griddle-recesses. I

The letter A designates a clutching-lever, which at each of its sides isprovided with a trunnion-journal J, these journals each being projectedfrom one of the opposite sides of the clutching-lever A, preferably backof its cross-center,and the letters a designate arms, of which there isone at each end, arranged at right angles to the lever A.

The letters b b designate bearings formed in the heel end of the foot F,into which the journals J of the clutching-lever are entered and inwhich it is pivoted to oscillate.

The lifter, with the exception of the coilwire handle, is preferablymade of malleable cast-iron, into which the journal-bearings are castwith open. ends, and into which the journals J are entered when theendsof the bearings are set inwardly to retain the journals in place.

The letters G designate a stove or range griddle, and D a lifting-recessformed therein, said recess having a lug d projected inwardly from eachof its opposite sides. As thus made, when the toe end .of the lifter isentered within the recess D, so as to pass beneath the lugs (Z and theouter handle end is depressed the toe end will engage with the recess,and the clutchinglever A at both of its ends will bear down upon thegriddle-surface, so that the toe end will be held in place and thelifter will securely grasp the griddle. By thus making the toe end ofthe lifter-foot tapering it will, in combination with theclutching-lever A, adapt the lifter to be used on griddles havingdiffering-sized recesses, and one size of lifter will answer for a greatvariety of stoves and ranges.

I am aware that a lifter has been patented in which a pivoted lever hasbeen used, the outer end of which would engage with the griddle-top whenthe lifter was entered within a griddle-recess, but in this older deviceas constructed the inner end of the clutchinglever was pivoted toanother lever, which at its inner end was pivoted to the shank. In thisolder device the clutching-lever was pivoted to the top of the foot, andby pivoting it to the under side of the heel I am enabled to dispensewith the additional lever by which 7 differing construct-ion is made a'necessary part of the older device alluded to, and to thus simplify andreduce the cost of construction.

Instead of the coil handle shown any wellknown form of handle may beused.

Having thus described my invention, what connect, and be operatedsubstantially in the [O manner as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed at the city of Troy, this 13th day of November, 1895, in thepresence of the two witnesses whose names are hereto Written. JOHNGAITLEY.

W. E. HAGAN,

X Vitnesses: A. MONAMARA.

